While some people will tell you that Christian Bale is the best actor to play Batman, and others will tell you the best Batman actor is Michael Keaton, for many there is only one Batman – Kevin Conroy. The voice actor, who has provided vocal duties for Batman/Bruce Wayne since 1992 is one of the best loved actors to play the Caped Crusader.
The actor first took on the role of Batman for the TV show, Batman: The Animated Series. From there he continued to play the part across various spin-off shows and games.
Conroy also voiced Batman across an ever-expanding collection of films. Initially the movies were connected to Batman: The Animated Series, but over time Conroy has become the go-to Dark Knight for some of the best Batman movies.
But what are all of Kevin Conroy’s Batman movies? In this post I will provide the answer, as I highlight every animated Batman film to star Kevin Conroy.
Let’s get started.
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The DCAU
As noted above, Kevin Conroy began his long-term association with the Caped Crusader in Batman: The Animated Series. The show which initially aired between 1992 and 1993 became a smash hit and is still cited as one of the greatest interpretations of Batman ever.
During the height of the show’s popularity, the series spawned the animated movie, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. Conroy voiced Batman for the movie, which was the first animated Batman film to be shown on the big screen.
After Batman: The Animated Series concluded, Conroy remained in the role of Batman across various follow-ups and spin-off shows, which all fell under the collective banner of the DC Animated Universe (DCAU). In turn, some of these shows were followed by direct-to-video movies, giving Conroy the opportunity to portray Batman in yet more feature-length adventures.
In total, Conroy voiced Batman in four animated movies within the DCAU. The films are as follows:
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
- Batman: Subzero (1998)
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
If you wish to watch these movies in order of how they appear in the DCAU timeline, you should view them in this order:
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
- Batman: Subzero (1998)
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
The DCAU came to an end in 2006 with the conclusion of the TV show, Justice League Unlimited, however this wasn’t the end for the Conroy/Batman association. Moving forward the actor was asked to play the role of Bruce Wayne/Batman for a new collection of animated films – DC Universe Animated Original Movies (DCUAOM).
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DC Universe Animated Original Movies
Launched in 2007, DC Universe Animated Original Movies (DCUAOM) was conceived as an ever-expanding collection of animated DC films. Many of the films were to have separate continuities, allowing for different interpretations of the same characters, as well as a revolving door of voice actors to play the parts.
Conroy’s first animated movie for the DCUAOM collection was the 2008 anime-inspired movie, Batman: Gotham Knight. Here Conroy voiced Batman, but it was a different Batman to the one he had voiced in the DCAU.
The next year Conroy played yet another version of Batman, this time for the team-up movie, Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. He reprised the role the following year for its sequel, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse.
From here onward, Conroy would regularly be asked back to voice a new take on Batman for films including Justice League: Doom (2012), Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013), Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014) and Batman: The Killing Joke (2016). The Killing Joke was viewed as an important adaptation of a classic comic book storyline, so Conroy was the fan-favourite choice to lead the movie.
In 2017 and 2019, he also voiced the Dark Knight for two movies inspired by the DCAU – Batman and Harley Quinn and Justice League vs the Fatal Five. These movies were not connected to the DCAU, but did borrow the animation style of this era of Batman stories.
Here are the DC Animated Universe Original Movies which star Kevin Conroy as Batman:
- Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
- Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
- Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
- Justice League: Doom (2012)
- Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
- Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
- Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
- Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)
- Justice League vs the Fatal Five (2019)
In addition to the above movies, Conroy had a role in the 2015 feature film, Batman vs Robin. Here he voiced Thomas Wayne, the father of Bruce Wayne.
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Every Kevin Conroy Batman animated film
OK, so those are the films broken down into their subcategories. Now here are all of Kevin Conroy’s Batman movies listed in production order:
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
- Batman: Subzero (1998)
- Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)
- Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
- Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
- Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
- Superman/Batman: Apocalypse (2010)
- Justice League: Doom (2012)
- Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
- Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
- Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
- Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)
- Justice League vs the Fatal Five (2019)
These films are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Conroy’s time playing the part of Batman. The actor has voiced the character in hundreds of television episodes.
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There is a reason why Kevin Conroy has played the part of Batman so many times – he’s simply excellent in the role. Not only does he understand the character in a way that few do, he has also managed to create a screen presence that is second to none.
For the generation who grew up on Batman: The Animated series, Conroy IS Batman, but for the generations that have followed, he has continued to prove that without doubt he is one of the best (if not THE best) Batman movie actors of all time.
Thank you for stopping by today. I do hope this guide to Kevin Conroy’s Batman movies has been useful to you.
Should you want to know more about animated Batman movies, you should read my post: ‘The best order to watch animated Batman films’. You may also wish to read one of the recommended posts below.
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